Tag Archives: Hacking

The crypto market may have failed to post a bullish breakthrough in September, but that did not stop malicious entities from stealing funds. According to the latest stats by CertIK, approximately $332 million in various digital assets has been lost to exploits, hacks, and scams in September September Sees Record-Breaking Losses Funds pilfered by exit scams were recorded to be around $1.9 million, while flash loans accounted for almost $0.4 million. Crypto-related exploits, on...

Earlier this week, cryptocurrency exchange HTX, formerly Huobi, lost roughly 5,000 ether (ETH) worth $7.9 million to a hacker. The attacker had compromised the exchange’s hot wallet and siphoned the assets in one swipe. While Tron founder and HTX advisor Justin Sun assured users that their assets were safe and the exchange would cover the losses, the crypto trading platform left an on-chain message for the hacker, giving them seven days to accept a 5% white hat bounty and...

Data collated by 21.co, the parent company of the world’s largest issuer of cryptocurrency exchange-traded products, 21Shares, revealed that the notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus currently holds more than $47 million worth of crypto assets in its wallets. According to 21.co’s dashboard on Dune Analytics, Lazarus Group holds several digital assets, including bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Binance USD (BUSD), and Aave (AAVE). Lazarus Group Holds $47M...

Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange HTX (formerly Huobi) has lost $7.9 million worth of ETH to a hacker, on-chain data shows. The exchange has already identified the culprit and is ordering a return of funds with the threat of legal action. As noted by blockchain security firm Peckshield, exactly 4999 ETH ($7,866,926.30) left Huobi’s wallet on Sunday at roughly 10:00 am UTC. Tron founder and Huobi advisor Justin Sun confirmed on Monday that the outbound transfer was...

Nansen, a prominent on-chain analytics platform, has issued a security warning to its users following a security breach originating from a third-party vendor. The security compromise allowed hackers to steal password hashes of Nansen users, prompting an immediate investigation. Nansen’s Users’ Password Hashes Compromised in Attack On Sept. 20, Nansen was alerted to a breach in the security defenses of one of its trusted third-party vendors. This breach granted unauthorized...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Linear Finance has fallen victim to an attack that resulted in the complete depletion of liquidity in its Linear USD (LUSD) token. Following the incident, Linear Finance’s team apologized to the community and implemented various safety measures. LUSD Price Collapses to Zero On Sept. 21, Linear Finance announced it had experienced a security breach, leading to the complete drainage of all LUSD liquidity on the PancakeSwap and Ascendex...

Retool, a prominent software development company, has recently revealed that 27 of its cloud customers fell prey to a targeted SMS-based phishing attack. The breach has raised concerns about the security of cloud synchronization features, particularly Google Authenticator’s cloud sync. Retool Falls Prey to Targeted SMS Phishing Attack The Aug. 27 attack began with a deceptive SMS phishing campaign directed at Retool’s employees. The malicious individuals pretended to be IT...

Cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx, which recently suffered a breach, has called on the hacker to negotiate with the company while also promising a generous bounty reward if they decided to return the stolen assets. The notorious North Korean-sponsored Lazarus Group was identified as the hackers behind the attack on CoinEx. Let’s Dialogue, Says CoinEx to its Hackers In an open letter on Sept. 15, CoinEx stated that the hack incident served as a lesson for the company and made the...

According to a Sept. 14 report from on-chain analytics provider Chainalysis, the total amount of cryptocurrency stolen is estimated at $3.54 billion. North Korea “continues to be an incubator for hacking activities and remains one of the largest active threats in the cybercrime landscape,” it stated. Moreover, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)-linked hacking groups are “increasing their use of Russia-based exchanges known to launder illicit crypto assets.” 🧵...

CertiK has revealed transactions connecting the breaches at Atomic Wallet, Alphapo, CoinsPaid, Stake.com, and CoinEx that show Lazarus Group’s involvement in these exploits. This comes while the digital community is reeling from various cyber attacks that have affected several major Web3 entities. On-Chain Connections The infamous Lazarus Group, supported by North Korea, is still causing chaos in the Web3 community. Following their well-known exploit of the Ronin bridge in...